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Kabaddi (/ k ə ˈ b æ d i /, [2] / ˈ k ʌ b ə d i /) [3] is a contact team sport played between two teams of seven players, originating in ancient India. [4] The objective of the game is for a single player on offense, referred to as a "raider", to run into the opposing team's half of the court, touch out as many of their players as possible, and return to their own half of the court, all ...
The Kabaddi Federation of India (KFI) was founded in 1950, and it compiled a standard set of rules. The Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India (AKFI) was founded in 1973. The AKFI has given new shape to the rules and it has also the rights of modification in the rules. The Asian Kabaddi Federation was founded under the chairmanship of Sharad Pawar.
Kabaddi was first promoted to a significant extent in the UK when it was shown on Channel 4 in the 1990s. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] The growth of the South Asian community in the UK has also grown the sport. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] [ 1 ] The cost-of-living crisis is also a factor in kabaddi's growth, as it is an inexpensive sport to play.
A popular style is Goongi kabaddi (Punjabi: گونگی کبڈی /ਗੂੰਗੀ ਕਬੱਡੀ) (silent kabaddi) where a raider player does not speak and say the word kabaddi but just touches the opponent's team player and the person he touches is the only player who will try to stop the raider. The struggle will continue until the raider ...
World Kabaddi may refer to: World Kabaddi League (2014), a short-lived international league World Kabaddi Federation (founded 2005, according to its website), an organisation established for the sport of kabaddi
This will be the first IKF World Cup edition post the COVID-19 pandemic.Like all of the previous three editions of the World Cup, it will take place in India. [2] [3] [4] The previous IKF Kabaddi World Cup events where held in 2004 in Mumbai, in 2007 in Panvel, and in 2016 in Ahmedabad.
The Pakistan national Kabaddi team have regularly won medals in the Asian Games and World Cups. In seven previous Asian Games, they won five bronze medals and two silver medals . Since 1985, Pakistan took part in 38 major International Competitions in which they played 25 times as finalists (they won five of those competitions, were runners-up ...
The International Kabaddi Federation, aka IKF, is an international governing body of Kabaddi. [1] Its membership comprises 31 national associations. [ 2 ] The federation was formed in 2004 and was founded by Ashish Pachori from India who served as the first president.